Apparatus for compensating image of display and method for manufacturing same

ABSTRACT

An apparatus for compensating an image of a display includes a light incident surface, a light emitting surface, and a plurality of light guiding channels. An area of the light emitting surface is greater than an area of the light incident surface. The plurality of light guiding channels are independent from each other, each light guiding channel extends from the light incident surface to the light emitting surface. A cross section area of the light guiding channel increases along a direction from the first light incident surface to the first light emitting surface. Light from the light incident surface is extended to the light emitting surface by the light guiding channels. The present invention further discloses a method for manufacturing the same.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is related to a US patent application with an attorneydocket No. US51275 and entitled “APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING IMAGE OFDISPLAY, DISPLAY AND JOINT DISPLAY”, a US patent application with anattorney docket No. US51272 and entitled “APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATINGIMAGE OF DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME”, a US patentapplication with an attorney docket No. US51276 and entitled “DISPLAYELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE AND JOINT DISPLAY”, and a US patent applicationwith an attorney docket No. US51947 and entitled “DISPLAY DEVICE, JOINTDISPLAY AND BACKLIGHT MODULE”. This application also claims the foreignpriority application filed in Taiwan as Serial No. 102104487 on Feb. 5,2013, and Serial No. 102135214 on Sep. 27, 2013. These relatedapplications are incorporated herein by reference

BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to an image compensating apparatus andmanufacturing method thereof, and more particularly, to an imagecompensating apparatus disposed upon a display panel and manufacturingmethod thereof.

2. Description of Related Art

As the development of technology, display technical is more and moreemployed to communicate which is indispensable. Because display panelwith narrow border is more and more popular, the border of display panelis tended to be manufactured narrower. In a display panel, someelectronic units are disposed on the edge thereof, a narrow border isdisposed correspondingly to support the electronic unit, therefore, theborder can not be omitted. However, in some situation, in order toobtain a display panel of a relative large size, such as more than 200inches, for displaying much more various information, it may bemanufactured by a large number of serialization displays jointedtogether in a plane. The borders between two adjacent display panelsjointing together may reduce a displaying quality. So, the border ismanufactured narrower or un-visible, that is helpful for a signaldisplay panel, or a jointed display panels to eliminate non-displayregions, or display image on a screen larger than a reality displayregion of such display panels.

Therefore, there is room for improvement in the art.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, theemphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principlesof at least one embodiment. In the drawings, like reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts throughout the various views.

FIG. 1 a schematic, isometric view of a first embodiment of a display ofthe present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a partial cutaway view of the display.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the display of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along IV-IV line of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a schematic, isometric view of a second embodiment of adisplay of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a top view of the display of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along VII-VII line of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a schematic, isometric view of a corner image compensatingapparatus.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the corner image compensating apparatus.

FIG. 10 is a schematic, isometric view of a light guiding fiber.

FIG. 11 is a schematic, exploded view of a first embodiment of a jointdisplay.

FIG. 12 an isometric view of a first embodiment of an image compensatingapparatus, the image compensating apparatus including a plurality oflight guiding fibers.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged, isometric view of tightly arranged light guidingfibers of the image compensating apparatus in FIG. 12.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the light guiding fibers 415 inFIG. 13, taken along XI-XI.

FIG. 15 is an isometric view of the image compensating apparatus upon adisplay panel.

FIG. 16 is a display assembly jointed from two display panels of FIG.15.

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of steps of a first embodiment of amanufacturing method for manufacturing the image compensating apparatusof FIG. 12.

FIG. 18 is a flow chart of the manufacturing method of FIG. 17.

FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram of steps of a second embodiment of amanufacturing method for manufacturing the image compensating apparatusof FIG. 12.

FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram of steps of a second embodiment of amanufacturing method similar to FIG. 19.

FIG. 21 is a flow chart of the manufacturing method of FIG. 19

FIG. 22 is an isometric view of a second embodiment of an imagecompensating apparatus, the image compensating apparatus including aplurality of light guiding fibers.

FIG. 23 is an enlarged, isometric view of tightly arranged light guidingfibers of the image compensating apparatus in FIG. 22.

FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view of the light guiding fibers in FIG. 22along a direction perpendicular to extending directions of the lightguiding fibers.

FIG. 25 is an isometric view of the image compensating apparatus ofFIGS. 12, 22 disposed upon the display panel side by side.

FIG. 26 is a display assembly jointed from two display panels.

FIG. 27 is a schematic diagram of steps of a first embodiment of amanufacturing method for manufacturing the image compensating apparatusof FIG. 22.

FIG. 28 is a flow chart of the manufacturing method in FIG. 27.

FIG. 29 is a schematic diagram of steps of a second embodiment of amanufacturing method for manufacturing the image compensating apparatusof FIG. 22.

FIG. 30 is a flow chart of the manufacturing method of FIG. 29.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Reference will now be made to the drawings to describe variousembodiments in detail.

FIG. 1 is a schematic, isometric view of a first embodiment of a displayof the present disclosure. The display 100 includes a display panel 10,an image compensating apparatus 110 set on the display panel 10, and asupport portion 120. FIG. 2 is a partial cutaway view of the display100. The display panel 10 defines a display region 11 and a non-displayregion 12 encircling a periphery of the display region 11. The imagecompensating apparatus 110 is set on display region 11 along a borderbetween the display region 11 and the non-display region 12. A coveringportion 115 of the image compensating apparatus 110 is extended to coverthe non-display region 12. The image compensating apparatus 110 is usedto enlarge a display area of the display region 11 to cover thenon-display region 12. The support portion 120 is set on the non-displayregion 11 to support the image compensating apparatus 110. In thisembodiment, the support portion 120 resists again the covering portion115 to support the covering portion 115. It is understood that, for ajoint display consisting of a number of display panels 10, the imagecompensating apparatus 110 is set at a border between two adjacentdisplay panels 10. In this embodiment, there are four image compensatingapparatuses 110 set on the non-display regions 12. Referring to a topview of FIG. 3, each of the image compensating apparatuses 110 is shapedas an isosceles trapezoid. The four image compensating apparatuses 110are connected end to end to form a rectangular frame. In the otheralternative embodiment, the support portion can be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 3 takenalong IV-IV line. The four image compensating apparatuses 110 are set ona border of the display region 11 and adjacent to the non-display region12. At the corner of the display region 11, two opposite ends of theimage compensating apparatuses 110 are connected end to end via aninclined end surface to form a closed compensating frame. An includedangel between the inclined end surface and a periphery of the display100 is preferred to be 45 degree.

In this embodiment, the image compensating apparatus 110 is a triangularprism with a cross section shaped as an obtuse triangle. The supportportion 120 is a prism with a side surface resisting again the imagecompensating apparatus 110. The image compensating apparatus 110includes a light emitting surface 112, a light incident surface 113, andan inclined surface 114. In this embodiment, the light incident surface113 is a bottom surface contacting with the display panel 10. The lightemitting surface 112 inclines to the light incident surface 113. Thelight incident surface 113, the light emitting surface 112, and theinclined surface 114 are connected with each other. The light incidentsurface 113 and the inclined surface 114 from an obtuse triangletherebetween. The obtuse angle is preferred to be 135 degree. Aprojection of the light emitting surface 112 on the light incidentsurface 113 is greater than an area of the light incident surface 113.

The image compensating apparatus 110 includes a number of light guidingchannels 111. In this embodiment, each of the light guiding channels 111is a light guiding fiber. Because a light path of each light guidingfiber is independent from the light path of the other light guidingfiber, the light passing through each light guiding fiber do not disturbwith the light passing through the other light guiding fiber. Each ofthe light guiding fibers extends from the light incident surface 113 tothe light emitting surface 112. An extending direction of the lightguiding fibers is parallel to the inclined surface 114. Each of thelight guiding channels 111 extends along a substantially same direction.The light guiding channels 111 are arranged as a matrix.

In this embodiment, a width of the non-display region 12 is presented asW1. The bottom width of the support portion 120 is also W1. Both of aheight of the support portion 120 and a height of the image compensatingapparatus 110 are presented as W3. A bottom width of the imagecompensating apparatus 110 is presented as W2. The W2 is greater thanthe W1. Preferably, the W2 is a double of the W1. For example, when theW1 is 3 millimeters (mm), the W2 is 6 mm.

The display region 11 includes a number of pixels. Light from the pixelsis enter the image compensating apparatus 110 via the light incidentsurface 113 and emits out from the light emitting surface 112. Becausethe projection of the light incident surface 112 on the display panel 10is greater than the area of the light incident surface 113, an image ofthe display region 11 covered by the light incident surface 113 istransmitted to the light emitting surface 112 covering the non-displayregion 12. Thus, the non-display region 12 is invisible to a viewer. Thedisplay 100 has a frame-less effect.

FIG. 5 is a schematic, isometric view of a second embodiment of adisplay 200. The display includes a display panel 20 and an imagecompensating apparatus 210 set on the display panel 20. A differencebetween the image compensating apparatus 210 of the second embodimentand the image compensating apparatus 110 of the first embodiment is thatthe image compensating apparatus 210 includes a number of elongated sideimage compensating apparatuses 211 and a number of corner imagecompensating apparatuses 212. A display effect of four corners of thedisplay 200 is improved by the corner image compensating apparatuses212.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, two adjacent side image compensatingapparatuses 211 are connected via one of the corner image compensatingapparatuses 212. Referring to a top view of FIG. 6, four side imagecompensating apparatuses 211 and four corner image compensatingapparatuses 212 are alternatively connected end to end to form arectangular closed frame. The corner image compensating apparatuses 212are correspondingly located at four corner of the display region 21.

Referring to FIG. 7, the side image compensating apparatus 211 includesa number of light guiding channels 2111 arranged as a matrix. In thisembodiment, each of the light guiding channels 2111 is a light guidingfiber with an even diameter. The light guiding channels 2111 extend fromthe light incident surface 213 to the light emitting surface 214. Thelight guiding channels 2111 are parallel to the inclined surface 114. Alight from the display region 21 enters the image compensating apparatus210 from the light incident surface 213 and emits out of the imagecompensating apparatus 210 by passing through the light guiding channels2111. Thus, the viewer can see the image on the light emitting surface214.

Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, each of the corner image compensatingapparatuses 212 includes a light output surface 2122, a light inputsurface 2123, and a sloping surface 2124. The light input surface 2122includes a pair of interconnecting sub-output surfaces 2122 a and 2122b. Preferably, the sub-output surface 2122 a is not coplanar with theother sub-output surface 2122 b. In this embodiment, the pair of thesub-output surfaces 2122 a and 2122 b forms an included obtuse angle. Inthis embodiment, the light input surface 2123 is a bottom surface of theimage compensating apparatus 210 contacting with the display region 21.The sloping surface 2124 includes a pair of interconnecting sub-surfaces2124 a and 2124 b. The sloping surface 2124 correspondingly connectswith the light output surface 2122 and the light input surface 2123. Thesub-output surfaces 2122 a and 2122 b are inclined to the light inputsurface 2123. The sub-surfaces 2124 a and 2124 b correspondingly form anobtuse angle with the light input surface 2123. Preferably, the obtuseangle is 135 degree.

Each of the corner image compensating apparatus comprises a number oflight guiding channels 2121. Each of the light guiding channels 2121 iscombined with a number of alveolate light guiding fibers. The lightguiding fibers extends from the light input surface 2123 to thesub-output surfaces 2122 a and 2122 b. A diameter of the light guidingfibers of the corner image compensating apparatus 211 graduallyincreases in the extending direction. In detail, referring to acoordinate system of FIG. 8, when the light guiding fiber extends alonga Z axis, radius of the light guiding fiber in X axis and Y axis aregradually increased. Also referring to FIG. 10, a cross-sectional areaof the light guiding fiber gradually increases in the extendingdirection.

Because the projection of the light output surface 2122 on the displaypanel 20 is greater than the area of the light input surface 2123, animage of the display region 21 covered by the light input surface 2123is transmitted to the light output surface 2122 covering the non-displayregion 22. Thus, the non-display region 22 is invisible to a viewer. Thedisplay 200 has a frame-less effect.

Referring to FIG. 11, the image compensating apparatus 310 can beemployed in a joint display 300. The image compensating apparatuses 310are set at a number of connecting seams between adjacent display panels30 arranged as matrix. A frame-less effect of the display 300 isrealized by the image transmitting function of the image compensatingapparatuses 310.

In the other alternative embodiments of the present disclosure, thedisplay 200 can be, but is not limited to, a liquid crystal displaypanel and a plasma display panel. The shape of the image compensatingapparatus 310 can be changed according to the shape of the display 300.The light input surface 2123 could be parallel to the light outputsurface 2122. For example, a cross-section of the image compensatingapparatus 310 is a isosceles trapezoid. The light output surface 2122 isa top surface of the isosceles trapezoid and the light input surface2123 is a bottom surface of the isosceles trapezoid. The light guidingchannel 2111 is combined with a number of light guiding thin plates,silica fibers, glass fibers, or the other light penetrating material. Inthe other embodiment, the support portion is omitted. The imagecompensating apparatus 310 is fastened to the display panel 30 via glueor the other fastener.

FIG. 12 shows an isometric view of a first embodiment of an imagecompensating apparatus 410. The image compensating apparatus 410 issimilar to the image compensating apparatus 110 of FIGS. 2 and 4, andsimilar to the periphery image compensating apparatus 211 of FIGS. 5 and7. Therefore, all of above-descried referring to the periphery imagecompensating apparatus 110, 211 may be suited to the image compensatingapparatus 410.

The compensating apparatus 410 defines a light incident surface 413, alight emitting surface 412 connected to an edge of the light incidentsurface 413, and a plurality of light guiding channels 411 extendingfrom the light incident surface 413 to the light emitting surface 412.An area of a projection of the light emitting surface 413 on the lightincident surface 412 is greater than that of the light incident surface412, such that a light beam introduced into the light incident surface412 is transmitted and extended to the light emitting surface 413.Extending directions of the plurality of light guiding channels 411 aresubstantially parallel to each other, and the plurality of light guidingchannels 411 are arranged side by side. In the embodiment, the lightguiding channels 411 are defined by light guiding fibers 415. Becausethe extending direction of each light guiding channel 411 is independentfrom each other, the guiding directions of the plurality of guidingchannels 411 are independent from each other without interference.

Extending directions of the light guiding fibers 415 are substantiallyparallel to each other, and the light guiding fibers 415 are arranged ina bunch. FIG. 13 shows an enlarged, isometric view of tightly arrangedlight guiding fibers 415 of the image compensating apparatus 410 of FIG.12. A cross section area of each light guiding fiber 410 issubstantially in a hexagon shape. Side surfaces of each light guidingfiber 415 are combined to side surfaces of the light guiding fibers 415arranged around the light guiding fiber 415, thereby forming a lightguiding element including a plurality of light guiding fiber 415arranged in a bunch. When the light guiding channels of the imagecompensating apparatus 110 of FIG. 2 are defined by light guiding fibers415, the detail structure of light guiding fibers 415 is same as shownin FIG. 13.

FIG. 14 shows a cross-sectional view of the light guiding fibers 415 ofFIG. 13 along a direction perpendicular to extending directions of thelight guiding fibers 415. The cross section area of each light guidingfiber 415 is hexagon, an outline diameter d1 is defined between oppositeend points of the cross section area of each light guiding fiber 415.The outline diameter d1 of each light guiding fiber 415 graduallyincreases from the light incident surface 413 toward the light emittingsurface 412. The diameter d1 of each light guiding fiber 415 may bechanged according to a requirement. In one embodiment, the diameters d1of the light guiding fiber 415 may be 5 um.

Referring to FIG. 12 again, in the embodiment, the light incidentsurface 413 and the light emitting surface 412 are planar surfaces, andintersects with each other. The image compensating apparatus 410 furtherdefines an inclined surface 414 interconnecting the light incidentsurface 413 and the light emitting surface 412. The inclined surface 414is inclined to the light incident surface 413. The inclined surface 414and the light incident surface 413 may define an obtuse angle, such as135 degrees. The light incident surface 423 and the light emittingsurface 412 may define an acute angle, such as 18.4 degrees. In theembodiment, the image compensating apparatus 410 is a triangular prism,and bounded by the light incident surface 423, the light emittingsurface 412, and the inclined surface 414 as side surfaces.

The compensating portion 416 of the image compensating apparatus 410 maybe defined by the plurality of light guiding channels 411. The imagecompensating apparatus 410 may include a detachable support portion 417combined to the inclined surface 414. The support portion 417 isemployed to support the compensating portion 416, and the imagecompensating apparatus 410. The support portion 417 has a height equalto that of the compensating portion 416, a bottom of the support portion417 is coplanar to the light incident surface 413. In detail, thesupport portion 417 is substantially triangular prism, and defines asupporting surface 4171, a bottom surface 4170, and a connecting surface4172. The supporting surface 4171 is combined to the inclined surface414. The bottom surface 4170 is coplanar to the light incident surface413. The connecting surface 4172 interconnects the supporting surface4171 and the bottom surface 4170. In one embodiment, a cross sectionarea of the support portion 417 is an isosceles right triangle. Thebottom surface 4170 is perpendicular to the connecting surface 4172. Thesupport portion 417 may be made of glass. In one substituted embodiment,the image compensating apparatus 410 does not include the supportportion 417, it merely comprises the compensating portion 426 with theplurality of light guiding channel 411.

FIG. 15 shows an isometric view of the image compensating apparatus 410disposed upon a display panel 40. The compensating portion 416 of theimage compensating apparatus 410 is disposed on a periphery displayregion 41 of the display panel 40, and adjacent to an edge of thenon-display region 42. The compensating portion 416 is configured forintroducing image from the periphery display region 41 and displayingthe image thereon, thereby covering the non-display region 42. Thesupport portion 417 may be disposed upon the non-display region 42 andsupporting the compensating portion 416. The sizes of the compensatingportion 416 and the support portion 417 may be adjusted according to arequirement of the display panel 40. In one embodiment, the widths ofthe compensating portion 416, and the light incident surface 413 isabout 10 millimeters. The area of the inclined surface 414 is equal tothat of the supporting surface 4171. The widths of the bottom surface4170, and the connecting surface 4172 may be 5 millimeters. Preferably,the image compensating apparatus 410 may be disposed on the displaypanel 40 having non-display regions 42 (border region) with width 5millimeters, such that a light beam introduced from the peripherydisplay region 41 is transmitted and extended to the compensatingportion 416, and completely covers the non-display regions 42, therebydisplaying image on the display panel 40 without lattice edge. FIG. 16shows a display assembly 400 jointed from two display panels 40, theimage compensating apparatus 410 of the two display panels 40 aredisposed on jointing portion of the two display panels 40. The imageintroduced from the periphery display region 41 is displayed on theimage compensating apparatus 410 and covers the non-display regions 42(border region) to accomplish a seamless splice or no black-edge spliceof the two display panels 40. The displaying quality of the displayassembly 400 is greatly enhanced. The image compensating apparatus 410employed in the display panel 40 enables a plurality of display panel 40to be spliced in a plane without reducing a displaying quality.

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram of steps of a first embodiment of amanufacturing method for manufacturing the image compensating apparatus410. FIG. 18 is a flow chart of the manufacturing method of FIG. 17.

The steps of the manufacturing method of the image compensatingapparatus 410 includes steps as S11-S14. FIGS. 17( a), 17(b), 17(c) areisometric views, FIGS. 17( d), 17(e), 17(f) are side views, one skilledin the art can easily understand.

Referring to FIG. 17( a), in step S11, a plurality of light guidingelements 431 are provided, each light guiding element 431 defines alight guiding channel 411 along a predetermined direction P. In detail,the light guiding elements 431 are defined by light guiding fibers, suchas optical fibers. Cross section area of each light guiding channel 411remains constant.

Referring to FIG. 17( b)-(c), in step S12, the plurality of lightguiding elements 431 are arranged in a matrix to form a light guidingbody 433. In detail, the plurality of light guiding elements 431 aredivided into a number of groups each arranged in single layer/twolayers/a plurality of layers types, to form a plurality of light guidingfilms 432. The plurality of light guiding films 432 are laminated oradhered together in high temperature to form the light guiding body 433.In the embodiment, the light guiding body 433 is substantially cuboid.The predetermined direction P is perpendicular to a top surface and abottom surface of the cuboid as same as the light guiding body 433.

Referring to FIG. 17( d)-(e), in step S13, the light guiding body 433 iscut along a predetermined plane to from the light compensating portion416 of the image compensating apparatus 410, the predetermined plane andthe predetermined direction P define a predetermined angle. Thecompensating apparatus 410 defines an light incident surface 413, alight emitting surface 412 connected to an edge of the light incidentsurface 413, and an inclined surface 414 connected to the light incidentsurface 413 and the light emitting surface 412. The light guidingchannel 411 extends from the light incident surface 413 to the lightemitting surface 412. An area of a projection of the light emittingsurface 413 on the light incident surface 412 is greater than that ofthe light incident surface 412.

In detail, the step S13 may includes: the light guiding body 433 is cutalong a first cutting plane 435 defined by diagonal lines of a pair ofsymmetrical side surfaces of the light guiding body 433, therebyobtaining a tri-prism light guiding element 434. The tri-prism lightguiding element 434 is cut along a second cutting plane 436 connectingwith the first cutting plane 435, thereby obtaining the compensatingportion 416 of the image compensating apparatus 410. The second cuttingplane 436 and the first cutting plane 435 define an angle. When theimage compensating apparatus 410 does not include the supporting portion417, when the step S13 is completed, the manufacturing method of theimage compensating apparatus 410 is accomplished.

Referring to FIG. 17( f), in step S14, a support portion 417 is attachedto support the image compensating apparatus 410. In detail, the supportportion 417 is combined to the inclined surface 414 by adhering orlamination in high temperature. The support portion 417 may be made ofglass.

Referring to FIGS. 19 through 21, FIG. 19 is a schematic diagram ofsteps of a second embodiment of the manufacturing method formanufacturing the image compensating apparatus 410 of FIG. 12. FIG. 20is a schematic diagram of steps of a second embodiment of themanufacturing method similar to FIG. 19. FIG. 21 is a flow chart of themanufacturing method of FIG. 19. The manufacturing method formanufacturing the image compensating apparatus 410 includes steps asfollow step 21 step 24.

Referring to FIG. 19( a), in step 21, a plurality of light guidingelements 431 are provided, each light guiding element 431 defines alight guiding channel 411 along a predetermined direction P. In detail,the light guiding elements 431 are defined by light guiding fibers.

Referring to FIGS. 19( b)-(c) and 20 (b)-(c), in step S22, the pluralityof light guiding elements 431 are arranged in a matrix to form a lightguiding body 433. In detail, in step S22, the plurality of light guidingelements 431 are divided in a number of groups each arranged in singlelayer/two layers/a plurality of layers types, to form a plurality oflight guiding films 432. The plurality of light guiding films 432 islaminated and adhered together in high temperature to form the lightguiding body 433. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 19( b)-(c), the lightguiding film 432 is substantially rectangular. A bottom end of eachlight guiding film 432 is located on a plane 481, the next light guidingfilm 432 is located at a position higher than the light guiding film 432in a vertical direction. The light guiding body 433 is substantiallyparallelepiped. The plane 481 and the predetermined direction P definean acute angel. In FIGS. 20( b)-(c), in the substituting embodiment,each light guiding film 432 is substantially parallelogram, a bottom endof each light guiding film 432 is located on a plane 481, the next lightguiding film 432 is arranged at a side of the light guiding film 432with the bottoms of the two light guiding films 432 arranged at a samevertically height. The top surface 434, the bottom surface 435, thefront surface 414, and the rear surface 414 of the light guiding body433 are substantially rectangular. The pair of side surfaces of thelight guiding body 433 is parallel to each other and substantiallyparallelogram.

Also referring to FIGS. 19( d) and 20(d), in step 23, two supportingportions 417 is provided to support the image compensating apparatus 410by opposite sides. In detail, the two supporting portions 417 arerespectively combined to the front surface 414 and the rear surface 414of the light guiding body 433 to form a cuboid. The two supportingportions 417 may be combined to the front surface 414 and the rearsurface 414 by adhering or lamination in high temperature. In theembodiment, the support portion 417 is made of glass.

Also referring to FIGS. 19( e) and 20(e), in step 24, the light guidingbody 433 is cut to form the image compensating apparatus 410, the imagecompensating apparatus 410 includes a light incident surface 413, and alight emitting surface 412 connected to an edge of the light incidentsurface 413. The light guiding channel 411 extends from the lightincident surface 413 to the light emitting surface 412. An area of aprojection of the light emitting surface 413 on the light incidentsurface 412 is greater than that of the light incident surface 412. Inthe embodiment, the light guiding body 433 is cut along two planes (461,462), each of the two planes (461, 462) and the predetermined directionP define an angle. The plane 461 is defined by a bottom edge 471, and atop edge 473 of the light guiding body 433, the bottom edge 471 islocated at a bottom side of the front surface 414 of light guiding body433, the top edge 473 is parallel and opposite to the bottom edge 471,and located at a top side the rear surface 414 of light guiding body433. The plane 462 is defined by the bottom edge 471, and a middle line472 of a surface of the support portion 417 opposite to bottom edge 471,the surface is opposite to the rear surface 414. In a preferredembodiment, the plane 461 is defined by diagonal lines of a pair ofsymmetrical side surfaces of the light guiding body 433. In steps S13and S24, the cutting way may be determined by a requirement, such ascutting opposite ends of the image compensating apparatus 410 obtainedin steps S13 or S24 to form an image compensating apparatus 410 of FIGS.1 and 2. The angle defined by the plane 461 and the predetermineddirection P may be adjusted according to an area of the non displayregion.

FIG. 22 show an isometric view of an image compensating apparatus 520manufactured by the second embodiment of the manufacturing method. Theimage compensating apparatus 520 is similar to the periphery imagecompensating apparatus 212 of FIGS. 5, and 8-10, therefore, all of abovedescried referring to periphery image compensating apparatus 212 may besuited to the image compensating apparatus 520.

The image compensating apparatus 520 defines an light incident surface523, a light emitting surface 522 connected to an edge of the lightincident surface 523, and a plurality of light guiding channels 521. Anarea of a projection of the light emitting surface 522 on the lightincident surface 523 is greater than that of the light incident surface523. The plurality of light guiding channels 411 are separated from eachother and extends from the light incident surface 523 to the lightemitting surface 522. An area of cross section area of each lightguiding channel 521 increases gradually from the light incident surface523 to the light emitting surface 522, thus a light beam introduced intothe light incident surface 523 is transmitted and expanded to the lightemitting surface 522 via the light guiding channel 521. Extendingdirections of the plurality of light guiding channels 521 aresubstantially parallel to each other, and the plurality of light guidingchannels 521 are arranged in a bunch. In the embodiment, the lightguiding channels 521 are defined by light guiding fibers 525. Becausethe extending direction of each light guiding fiber 525 is independentfrom each other, the guiding directions of the plurality of guidingchannels 521 are independent from each other without interference.

The light guiding fibers 525 of the image compensating apparatus 520 hasguiding directions parallel to each other, and are tightly arranged inbunch. FIG. 23 shows an enlarged, isometric view of tightly arrangedlight guiding fibers 525 of the image compensating apparatus 520 of FIG.22. A cross section area of each light guiding fiber 525 issubstantially in a hexagon shape. Side surfaces of each light guidingfiber 525 are combined to side surfaces of the light guiding fibers 525arranged around the light guiding fiber 525, thereby forming a lightguiding element including a plurality of light guiding fibers 525arranged in bunch. When the light guiding channels 521 of the imagecompensating apparatus 520 of FIGS. 5, and 8-9, are defined by lightguiding fibers 525, the detail structure of light guiding fibers 525 issame as shown in FIG. 22. That is, in FIGS. 8 and 9, gaps betweenadjacent bunches of light guiding fibers 525 are full with light guidingfibers 525, such that a completely light guiding fibers 525 matrix isformed. FIGS. 8 and 9 merely show structures of light guiding fibers 525in different region.

FIG. 24 shows a cross-sectional view of the light guiding fibers 525 inFIG. 22 along a direction perpendicular to extending directions of thelight guiding fibers 525. The cross section area of each light guidingfiber 525 is hexagon, an outline diameter d2 is defined between oppositeend points of the cross section area. The outline diameter d2 of eachlight guiding fiber 525 increases from the light incident surface 523toward light emitting surface 522 gradually. The diameter d2 of eachlight guiding fiber 525 may be changed according to a requirement. Inone embodiment, the diameters d2 of the longest light guiding fiber 525increases from 3.3 um to 5 um.

Referring to FIG. 22 again, in the embodiment, the light incidentsurface 523 and the light emitting surface 522 are planar surfaces, andintersects with each other. The image compensating apparatus 520 furtherdefines an inclined surface 524 interconnecting the light incidentsurface 523 and the light emitting surface 522. The inclined surface 524is inclined to the light incident surface 523. The inclined surface 524and the light incident surface 523 may define an obtuse angle, such as135 degrees. The light incident surface 523 and the light emittingsurface 522 define an acute angle, such as 18.4 degrees. The imagecompensating apparatus 520 is a pentahedron, and is bounded by the lightincident surface 523, the light emitting surface 522, the inclinedsurface 524, a first end surface 528, and a second end surface 529. Theinclined surface 524 is parallelogram, the light incident surface 523,the light emitting surface 522, the first end surface 528 and the secondend surface 529 are triangle. Four edges of the inclined surface 524connects with the light incident surface 523, the light emitting surface522, the first end surface 528 and the second end surface 529.

The compensating portion 526 of the image compensating apparatus 520 maybe defined by the plurality of light guiding channels 521. The imagecompensating apparatus 520 may also include a support portion 527combined to the inclined surface 524. The support portion 527 isemployed to support the compensating portion 526, and the imagecompensating apparatus 520. The support portion 527 has a height equalto that of the compensating portion 526, a bottom of the support portion527 is coplanar to the light incident surface 523. In detail, thesupport portion 527 is substantially triangular prism, and defines asupporting surface 5271, a bottom surface 5270, and a connecting surface5272. The supporting surface 5271 is combined to the inclined surface524. The bottom surface 5270 is coplanar to the light incident surface523. The connecting surface 5272 interconnects the supporting surface5271 and the bottom surface 5270. In one embodiment, a cross sectionarea of the support portion 527 is an isosceles right triangle. Thebottom surface 5270 is perpendicular to the connecting surface 5272. Thesupport portion 527 may be made of glass.

FIG. 25 shows an isometric view of the image compensating apparatus 410,520 disposed upon the display panel 50 side by side. The compensatingportion 526 of the image compensating apparatus 520 is disposed on aperiphery display region 53 of the display panel 50, and adjacent to anedge of a non-display region 54. The compensating portion 526 isconfigured for display image introduced from the periphery displayregion 53 thereon, and covers the non-display region 54. The supportportion 527 may be disposed upon the non-display region 54 and supportthe compensating portion 526. The sizes of the compensating portion 526and the support portion 527 may be adjusted according to a requirementof the display panel 50. In one embodiment, the widths of the lightincident surface 523 of the compensating portion 526 are about 10millimeters. The area of the inclined surface 524 is equal to that ofthe supporting surface 527. The widths of the bottom surface 5270, andthe connecting surface 5272 may be 5 millimeters. Preferably, the imagecompensating apparatus 520 may be disposed on the display panel 50having non-display regions 52 and 54 (border region) with width 5millimeters, such that the image from the periphery display region 53 isextended on the compensating portion 526, and completely covers thenon-display regions 52, 54, thereby displaying image on the displaypanel 50 without lattice edge. FIG. 26 shows a display assembly 500jointed from two display panels 50, the image compensating apparatus410, 520 of the two display panels 50 are disposed on jointing portionof the two display panels 50, thereby displaying image introduced theperiphery display region 53 thereon, and covers the non-display regions52 and 54 (border regions) to accomplish a seamless splice or noblack-edge splice of the two display panels 50. The displaying qualityof the display assembly 500 is greatly enhanced. The image compensatingapparatus 410, 520 employed in the display panel 50 enables a pluralityof display panel 50 to be spliced in a plane without reducing adisplaying quality. Also referring to FIGS. 27 and 28, FIG. 27 is aschematic diagram of steps of a first embodiment of a manufacturingmethod for manufacturing the image compensating apparatus 520 shown inFIG. 22. FIG. 28 is a flow chart of steps of the manufacturing method inFIG. 27.

The steps of the manufacturing method of the image compensatingapparatus 520 includes steps as S31-S34. FIGS. 27( a), 27(b), 27(c),27(f), 27(g), 27(h) 27(i), 27(j) are isometric views, FIGS. 17( d),17(e) are side views, one skilled in the art can easily understand.

Referring to FIG. 27, in step S31, a plurality of light guiding elements531 are provided, each light guiding element 531 defines a light guidingchannel 521 along a predetermined direction P. In detail, the lightguiding elements 431 are defined by light guiding fibers

Referring to FIG. 27( b)-(c), in step S32, the plurality of guidingelements 531 are arranged in a matrix to form a first light guiding body533. In detail, the plurality of light guiding elements 531 are dividedin a number of groups each arranged in single layer/two layers/aplurality of layers types, to form a plurality of light guiding films532. The plurality of light guiding films 532 is laminated and adheredtogether in high temperature to form the first light guiding body 533.In the embodiment, the light guiding body 533 is cuboid. Thepredetermined direction P is perpendicular to a top surface and a bottomsurface of the cuboid of the first light guiding body 533.

In step S33, the guiding elements 531 of the first light guiding body533 are deformed by external force to form a second light guiding body5331. That is, a diameter of cross section area of each guiding element531 of the second light guiding body 5331 decreases from an end to anopposite end. In the step S33, the first light guiding body 533 may bepulled or extruded to make the diameter of each guiding element 531decreases from an end to an opposite end. Referring to FIG. 27( d)-(e),in the embodiment, the first light guiding body 533 is positioned in arefitting mould 540, and extrudes in the refitting mould 540 to enablethe first light guiding body 533 to be deformed. In detail, therefitting mould 540 defines a first surface 541, a second surface 542,and a cavity 543 cutting through the first surface 541 and the secondsurface 542. The cavity 543 includes a first opening 544 defined on thefirst surface 541, a second opening 545 defined on the second surface542, and four connecting surfaces 546 interconnecting the first surface541 and the second surface 542. A size of the second opening 545 is lessthan that of the first opening 544, and less than a size of crosssection area of the first light guiding body 533. In a predeterminedtemperature, the first light guiding body 533 is positioned in therefitting mould 540, and extruded in the refitting mould 540 to bedeformed, the steps is illustrated as follow: the first light guidingbody 533 is positioned in the cavity 543 via the first opening 544 andis extruded to expose an end 5330 of the first light guiding body 533out of the second opening 545. Then, the first light guiding body 533 iscut along the first surface 541 and the second surface 542, therebyobtaining the second light guiding body 5331 with the end 5330 and theportion exposed out of the first opening 543 removed. The cavity 543 issubstantially a frusta rectangular pyramid, the four connecting surfaces546 are four side surfaces of the frusta rectangular pyramid. The firstopening 544 and the second opening 545 are rectangular and respectivelycorrespond to a top surface and a bottom surface of the second lightguiding body 5331.

Referring to FIG. 27, the second light guiding body 5331 extruded fromthe cavity 543 is also substantially a frusta rectangular pyramid. Thetop surface and the bottom surface of the second light guiding body 5331are parallel to each other and are rectangular. An area of the topsurface is greater than that of the bottom surface, the predetermineddirection P is defined from the bottom surface to the top surface.

Referring to FIGS. 27( g)-(h), in step S34, a support portion 527 isprovided to support the second light guiding body 5331. In detail, thesecond light guiding body 5331 is received in the support portion 527,and is combined to the support portion 527 by four side surface. In theembodiment, the second light guiding body 5331 is combined to thesupport portion 527 by adhering or lamination in high temperature. Thesupport portion 417 is made of glass.

Referring to FIGS. 27( h)-(k), in step S35, the second light guidingbody 5331 and the support portion 527 are cut to form the imagecompensating apparatus 520. The image compensating apparatus 520includes a light incident surface 523, and a light emitting surface 522connected to an edge of the light incident surface 523. An area of aprojection of the light emitting surface 522 on the light incidentsurface 523 is greater than that of the light incident surface 523. Thelight guiding channel 521 extends from the light incident surface 523 tothe light emitting surface 522, and cross section area of each lightguiding channel 521 increases from the light incident surface 523 towardthe light emitting surface 522. Referring to FIG. 27( h)-(i), the secondlight guiding body 5331 and the support portion 527 are cut along afirst cutting surface 521 and a second cutting surface 552. The firstcutting surface 521 is perpendicular to a top of the second lightguiding body 5331 and the support portion 527, the second cuttingsurface 552 is perpendicular to a top of the second light guiding body5331 and the support portion 527, and perpendicular to the first cuttingsurface 551. The cutting steps for cutting the second light guiding body5331 and the support portion 527 includes steps: the second lightguiding body 5331 and the support portion 527 are cut along the firstcutting surface 551 and the second cutting surface 552 to form a firstcutting body 534.

Referring to FIG. 27( i)-(j), opposite end points of a top of the firstcutting body 534 and a diagonal line 535 of the first cutting body 534respectively define a third cutting plane 538, and a fourth cuttingplane 539. The step of cutting the second light guiding body 5331further includes steps: the first cutting body 534 is cut along thethird cutting plane 538 and the fourth cutting plane 539 to obtain theimage compensating apparatus 520. The image compensating apparatus 520may be employed as the periphery image compensating apparatus 212 of inFIGS. 5 and 8. The image compensating apparatus 520 defines two lightemitting surfaces 522 cooperatively forming a groove in “V” shape. Thegroove has a depth decreasing along a direction away from the lightincident surface 523. The first cutting body 534 may be cut along thediagonal line 535 firstly to from a pair of symmetrically halves,thereafter cutting along the third cutting plane 538 or the fourthcutting plane 539 to form a half of the image compensating apparatus520, thus the image compensating apparatus 520 can be used in of FIG.22, if necessary.

Referring to FIGS. 29-30, FIG. 29 is a schematic diagram of steps of asecond embodiment of a manufacturing method for manufacturing the imagecompensating apparatus 520 of FIG. 22. FIG. 30 is a flow chart of themanufacturing method of FIG. 29. The difference between the secondembodiment and the first embodiment of the manufacturing is that: inFIG. 29, the support portion 527 is combined to the image compensatingapparatus 520 at last. In step S44, the second light guiding body 5331is cut to from the compensating portion 526 of the image compensatingapparatus 520. In step S45, a support portion 527 is combined to theinclined surface 524 to support the image compensating apparatus 520.

The image compensating apparatus 410 and 520 can be disposed on theperiphery display regions 41, 53 of the display panel 50, and the imageform periphery display regions 41, 53 is introduced into the lightincident surfaces 413, 523, and transmitted and expanded to the emittingsurfaces 412, 522, thus the image is extended. And in addition, theimage expanded on the emitting surfaces 412, 522 cover the non-displayregions 42, 52, 54, thereby displaying without black edge.

Furthermore, for display assemblies 400 or 500 jointed from two displaypanels 40, 50, the images expanded on the emitting surfaces 412, 522cover the non-display regions 42, 52, 54, thereby displaying withoutblack edge. Such that, the image compensating apparatus 410, 520employed in the display panel 50 enables a plurality of display panels40, 50 to be spliced in a plane without black edges and without reducinga displaying quality.

The angles and sizes of above described image compensating apparatus410, 520 may be changed according to a design requirement. The anglesand sizes of the image compensating apparatus 410, 520 shown in thepresent invention is merely for illustrating, not for limiting, oneskilled in the prior can easily understand.

Furthermore, a method for manufacturing a display is also provided. Themethod may include the above steps S11˜S14, S21˜S24, S31˜S35, orS41˜S45, and further includes a step S51. In step S51, the imagecompensating apparatus obtained in the step S14, S24, S35 or S45 ispositioned adjacent and corresponding to a periphery display region ofthe display.

It is to be understood that even though numerous characteristics andadvantages of the present embodiments have been set forth in theforegoing description, together with details of the structures andfunctions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only; andthat changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape,size, and arrangement of parts, within the principles of theembodiments, to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaningof the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

What is claimed is:
 1. An apparatus for compensating an image of adisplay, comprising: a light incident surface; a light emitting surface,an area of the light emitting surface being greater than an area of thelight incident surface; and a plurality of light guiding channelsindependent from each other, each light guiding channel extending fromthe light incident surface to the light emitting surface, a section areaof the light guiding channel increasing along a direction from the firstlight incident surface to the first light emitting surface, and lightfrom the light incident surface being transmitted and expanded to thelight emitting surface by the light guiding channels.
 2. The apparatusof claim 1, wherein each light guiding channel is defined by a lightguiding fiber extending from the light incident surface to the lightemitting surface, and an area of the light guiding fiber on the lightemitting surface is greater than an area of the light guiding fiber onthe light incident surface.
 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein thelight guiding fiber is an optical fiber having a hexagon section, anoutline diameter is defined between opposite end points of the hexagonsection of each optical fiber, and the outline diameter of each opticalfiber gradually increases along the direction from light incidentsurface toward the light emitting surface.
 4. The apparatus of claim 1,wherein each of the light incident surface and the light emittingsurface is a planar surface, and the light incident surface intersectswith the light emitting surface.
 5. The apparatus of claim 4, furthercomprising an inclined surface connected between the light incidentsurface and the light emitting surface, wherein the inclined surface isa planar surface, and an angle formed by the inclined surface and thelight incident surface is an obtuse angle.
 6. The apparatus of claim 5,wherein the obtuse angle is 135 degrees.
 7. The apparatus of claim 5,further comprising a support portion attached to the inclined surface.8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the light emitting surfacecomprises two planar surfaces intersecting with each other, the twoplanar surfaces define a V-shaped groove, and a depth of the V-shapedgroove decreases along a direction far away from the light incidentsurface.
 9. A method for manufacturing an image compensating apparatus,comprising: providing a plurality of light guiding elements, each lightguiding element defining a light guiding channel extending a long apredetermined direction; arranging the plurality of light guidingelements in a matrix to form a first light guiding body; deforming thefirst light guiding body to obtain a second light guiding body, a crosssection area of each light guiding channel of the second light guidingbody decreasing from an end to an opposite end; and cutting the secondlight guiding body along at least one cutting plane intersecting thepredetermined direction to obtain a compensating portion of the imagecompensating apparatus, the compensating portion comprising a lightincident surface and a light emitting surface, an area of the lightemitting surface being greater than an area of the light incidentsurface, each light guiding channel extending from the light incidentsurface to the light emitting surface, the cross section area of eachlight guiding channel increasing along a direction from the first lightincident surface to the first light emitting surface.
 10. The method ofclaim 9, wherein each light guiding element is a light guiding fiber.11. The method of claim 9, wherein the step of arranging the pluralityof light guiding elements in the matrix to form the first light guidingbody comprises: arranging and attaching the plurality of light guidingelements into a plurality of light guiding films by adhering orlamination in high temperature; and arranging and attaching theplurality of light guiding films to the first light guiding body byadhering or lamination in high temperature.
 12. The method of claim 11,wherein the step of deforming the first light guiding body to obtain asecond light guiding body comprises: extruding the first light guidingbody to make a cross section of each guiding channel decrease from theend to the opposite end, such that the cross section area of each lightguiding channel decreases from the end to the opposite end.
 13. Themethod of claim 12, wherein the step of extruding the first lightguiding body to make the cross section of each guiding channel decreasefrom the end to the opposite end comprises: positioning the first lightguiding body in a refitting mould to deform the first light guiding bodyin a predetermined temperature.
 14. The method of claim 13, wherein therefitting mould comprises a first surface, an opposite second surface,and a cavity cutting through the first surface and the second surface,the cavity comprises a first opening defined on the first surface, asecond opening defined on the second surface, and four connectingsurfaces interconnecting the first surface and the second surface, asize of the second opening is less than a size of the first opening, thesize of the second opening is less than a size of a cross-section of thefirst light guiding body, the step of positioning the first lightguiding body in the refitting mould to deform the first light guidingbody in the predetermined temperature comprises: positioning the firstlight guiding body in the refitting mould cavity via the first opening;extruding to expose an end of the first light guiding body out of thesecond opening in the predetermined temperature such that the firstlight guiding body is deformed; and cutting the deformed the first lightguiding body along the first surface and the second surface to obtainthe second light guiding body.
 15. The method of claim 14, wherein thesecond light guiding body is substantially a frusta rectangular pyramid,the top surface and the bottom surface of the second light guiding bodyare parallel to each other and are rectangular, a surface area of thetop surface is greater than that of the bottom surface, and thepredetermined direction is defined from the bottom surface to the topsurface.
 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the step of cutting thesecond light guiding body along at least one cutting plane to obtain thecompensating portion of the image compensating apparatus comprising:cutting the second light guiding body along a first cutting plane and asecond cutting plane to obtain a first cutting body, the first cuttingplane being perpendicular to the top surface of the second light guidingbody, and the second cutting plane being perpendicular to the topsurface of the second light guiding body and the first cutting plane.17. The method of claim 16, wherein the step of cutting the second lightguiding body along at least one cutting plane to obtain the compensatingportion of the image compensating apparatus further comprising: cuttingthe first cutting body along a third cutting plane and a fourth cuttingplane to obtain the compensating portion of the image compensatingapparatus, the third cutting plane and a fourth cutting plane aredefined by two opposite end points of the top surface of the firstcutting body and a diagonal line of the first cutting body.
 18. Themethod of claim 17, wherein the light emitting surface comprises twoplanar surfaces intersecting with each other, and the two planarsurfaces define a V-shaped groove, and a depth of the V-shaped groovedecreases along a direction far away from the light incident surface.19. The method of claim 9, wherein each of the light incident surfaceand the light emitting surface is a planar surface, the light incidentsurface intersects with the light emitting surface, and the compensatingportion further comprises an inclined surface connected between thelight incident surface and the light emitting surface.
 20. A method formanufacturing a display, comprising: providing a plurality of lightguiding elements, each light guiding element defining a light guidingchannel extending a long a predetermined direction; arranging theplurality of light guiding elements in a matrix to form a first lightguiding body; deforming the first light guiding body to obtain a secondlight guiding body, a cross section area of each light guiding channelof the second light guiding body decreasing from an end to an oppositeend; cutting the second light guiding body along at least one cuttingplane intersecting the predetermined direction to obtain a compensatingportion of an image compensating apparatus, the compensating portioncomprising a light incident surface and a light emitting surface, anarea of the light emitting surface being greater than an area of thelight incident surface, each light guiding channel extending from thelight incident surface to the light emitting surface, the cross sectionarea of each light guiding channel increasing along a direction from thefirst light incident surface to the first light emitting surface; andpositioning the compensating portion of an image compensating apparatusadjacent and corresponding to a periphery display region of the display.